The Panel draws its members from major financial and business institutions, giving it an unrivalled expertise in takeovers and securities markets. The Panel comprises up to 35 members. The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen and up to twenty other members are appointed by the Panel on the recommendation of its Nomination Committee. View Panel members here.
In addition, the following bodies appoint members of the Panel:
The Chairman and the Deputy Chairmen are designated as members of the Panel’s Hearings Committee. Each of the 20 other members appointed by the Panel is designated upon appointment to act as a member of either the Panel’s Code Committee or its Hearings Committee. Up to twelve of these Panel-appointed members are designated as members of the Code Committee and up to eight are designated as members of the Hearings Committee.
The Panel may appoint designated alternates for such members of the Code Committee and the Hearings Committee. The Panel members appointed by the bodies listed above become members of the Panel’s Hearings Committee without further designation.
No person who is or has been a member (or an alternate of a member) of the Code Committee may simultaneously or subsequently be a member (or an alternate of a member) of the Hearings Committee.
The current Panel members are as follows:
| Member | Role | Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Gordon Langley QC | Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| Antony R Beevor
Former Senior Adviser, Investment Banking, Societe Generale |
Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| David J Challen
Vice Chairman, European Investment Banking, Citi |
Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| James D Agnew
Managing Director, |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Philip AJ Broadley
Group Finance Director, Old Mutual |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alistair NC Defriez
Former Managing Director, UBS |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Carol C Ferguson
Non Executive Director, Monks Investment Trust |
Appointed by the Association of Investment Companies | |
| Douglas Ferrans
Chairman, Invista Real Estate Management |
Appointed by the Investment Management Association | |
| Stephen K Green
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings |
Appointed by the British Bankers’ Association | |
| David P Hager
Principal, Global Investment Practice, Hewitt |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| John P Hall
Former Chief Executive Officer, Brewin Dolphin Holdings |
Appointed by the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers | |
| Jim Hamilton
Investec Bank |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Securities Trading Committee | |
| Baroness Hogg
Chairman, Financial Reporting Council |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Archie G Kane
Group Executive Director, Scotland and Insurance, Lloyds Banking Group |
Appointed by the Association of British Insurers | |
| Sir David Lees
Chairman of the Court of the Bank of England |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Ray Martin
Vice President UK Pensions, |
Appointed by the National Association of Pension Funds | |
| Lord Morris of Handsworth
Former General Secretary, The Transport and General Workers’ Union |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alan D Paul
Partner, Allen & Overy |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alan F Porter
Group General Counsel, Tesco |
Appointed by the Confederation of British Industry | |
| Sir Ian Robinson
Non Executive Director, Compass Group |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Gerald Russell
Consultant |
Appointed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | |
| Joy Seppala Chief Executive Officer, SISU Capital |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Christopher Smith
Former Managing Director, Corporate Finance, J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Lindsay P Tomlinson
Managing Director, BlackRock |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Charles G Wilkinson
Head of Corporate Broking, Deutsche Bank |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Corporate Finance Committee |